A mental disorder, also called a mental illness or psychiatric disorder is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning. Such features may be persistent, relapsing and remitting, or occur as a single episode. Some times the causes of mental disorders are often unclear. This article looks at the five most common mental health disorders […]
Uganda has a draft mental health policy and an out-dated mental health law, but no separate Mental Health Strategic Plan. The small proportion of health financing which goes directly towards mental health is oriented towards the National Mental Hospital and Regional Referral Hospitals with mental health units; while mental health also benefits indirectly from the […]
All is set for the first World Health Summit in Africa. This is the first time the summit will be held in the African continent. The Regional Meeting will take place on the 27th and 28th of April 2020 in Kampala at Speke Resort hotel & Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort. The event will be hosted by […]
Thoughts and emotions have the potential to take over our lives. All that we do seems to be controlled by what we feel. And when these feelings are unpleasant, its easy to feel trapped and overwhelmed thus affecting performance. Students who lose focus or motivation are typically discouraged. They are often discouraged because they feel […]
The East African Community wants all its member state to have a joint exam for all their practitioners. This will help improve on the level of professionalism and quality of doctors in the region through joining hands and combining efforts. The Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council registrar, Dr. Katumba Ssentongo said the joint exam would […]
The Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council has availed foreign- trained doctors who would wish to practice medicine in Uganda with stringent guidelines. The guidelines are intended to ensure professionalism of medical practitioners as well as safeguarding the patients. Before being issued with the practicing license, the foreign medics have to sit and pass two […]
There is a common misconception that phlebotomy is easy to learn. People often mistakenly believe that it only takes a little bit of training to master the skills required to perform this important job. This belief couldn’t be further from the truth. Phlebotomy involves a lot more than just drawing blood. Instead, phlebotomists play an […]
Is it poor policies or desperation? Uganda has been a victim of dangerous chemicals, counterfeit and scam since time immemorial. From expired foodstuffs, to fake electronics not forgetting china phones era. And now this; Over 50,000 Ugandans have fallen prey of an “effective alternative healing.” for chronic illnesses like Ebola and Hiv. Get a few […]